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Arun Sarin was chief executive officer of Vodafone Group Plc (“Vodafone”), a telecommunications company, from 2003 until his retirement in 2008, and also served as a director of Vodafone from 1999 to 2008. Mr. Sarin began his career at
Pacific Telesis Group in 1984. He progressed through various management positions there and at AirTouch Communications Inc., which Pacific Telesis spun off in 1994, and was named president and chief operating officer of AirTouch in 1997. After AirTouch merged with Vodafone in 1999, he was appointed chief executive officer of Vodafone’s U.S./Asia-Pacific region. He left Vodafone in 2000 to become chief executive officer of InfoSpace, Inc., and from 2001 until 2003, he served as chief executive officer of Accel-KKR Telecom. Mr. Sarin rejoined Vodafone in 2003 as its group chief executive officer. After his retirement in 2008, he served as a senior advisor to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. for five years. Mr. Sarin is chairman of the board of Cerence, Inc. and a director of The Charles Schwab Corporation. He is also chairman of the board of Trepont Acquisition Corp I, a special purpose acquisition company. He previously served as a director of Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc. from 2009 to 2018 and Cisco Systems, Inc. from 2009 to 2020 and from 1998 to 2003
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Surname: Sarin
DoB: 01/01/1954
Age: 72 years
M/F: Male
Nationality: American
Country of Birth: United States of America
Language: English
Qualification: MBA and Master of Science (Engineering) degree
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Appointed Date: 01/01/2003
Date Resigned: 01/01/2008
Industry: Telecom
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Vodacom Group LimitedAppointed Date: 01/01/2003
Date Resigned: 01/01/2008
Industry: Telecom
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Committee/s
| Company | Committee | Role | Appointment Date | Resignation Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accenture | Board | Chairperson | 01/10/2015 | |
| Accenture | Remuneration | Chairperson | 01/10/2015 | |
| Accenture | Nominations & Governance | Chairperson | 01/10/2015 | |
| Charles Schwab | Board | Member | 01/01/2009 | |
| Charles Schwab | Nominations & Governance | Member | 01/01/2009 | |
| Charles Schwab | Risk & Compliance | Member | 01/01/2009 |
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